Series

Books like The Rise and Fall: 9 series to read next

The Rise and Fall is epic fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Rise and Fall is 3 books, 2021–2023.

The The Rise and Fall page →Narrow this list →

The Riftwar
Cosmere
The Licanius Trilogy
Kyralia series
Sparhawk
The Saga of Recluce
Millennium's Rule
Shadowmarch
Lord of the Isles

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

The Licanius TrilogySeries

seriesJames Islington3 books2014

About chosen one and prophecy.

“The three books trace how the old war's cover-up starts to unravel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shadow of What Was Lost →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

About wizards.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Saga of RecluceSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.48 books1991

About wizards.

“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
from the catalogue description of The Magic of Recluce
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Magic of Recluce →

Millennium's RuleSeries

seriesTrudi Canavan4 books2014

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Trudi Canavan follows both of them as their discoveries chip away at what their worlds have taught them about magic, history, and who holds power.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Thief's Magic →

ShadowmarchSeries

seriesTad Williams5 books2001

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Tad Williams's Shadowmarch series follows the twins as they're pulled toward secrets buried beneath their own castle, including gods older than the kingdom itself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shadowmarch →

Lord of the IslesSeries

seriesDavid Drake10 books1997

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Lord of the Isles →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Rise and Fall?: The Riftwar — the closest match to The Rise and Fall on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Rise and Fall?: Nolyn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Rise and Fall.
How big is The Rise and Fall?: The Rise and Fall is 3 books, 2021–2023.

Books like The Rise and Fall: 9 series to read next

Read next in The Rise and Fall

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one